That's right, it's time once again for the DaveTFG Reffing Service to take up the mantle and make Legend Matches great again! While yours truly continues to not exist like it seems the rest of the league has also decided to do, our favourite belligerent, GM-addicted vet of far too many years will be fighting [REDACTED] (who is definitely not a Mew as hasn't been made so obvious that even I've noticed)! Let's take a look at what non-Mew legend he could possibly be battling (for the sake of your eyes and my fingers I've ignored any lower TL legends because lol at Sneaze wasting his TL7 challenge on anything besides what he paid for):

Since this thread is now up, everyone feel free to heckle wish Sneezebag well, "guess" which Legend he'll target, who the Mystery Legend Controller will be if not Jeri for the third time, and so on. Once the choice of legend is made, we'll get to work with the official proceedings.

With all that out of the way, I'll simply close with wishing good luck to both combatants in our first TL7 legend match!

Over the vast expanse of the ocean, a small boat can be plowing across the waves below, a small seabird circling above it. This small vessel has two occupants, one of which being on an incredibly important venture and the other being his way to achieve it. An old sea salt known only as Mr. Briney captains the craft, while its passenger rests with his back against the rails of the ship, contemplating his arrival to their destination. He looks down at the fragile sheet of paper he managed to acquire for no small expense, an old sea map that charts an island unknown to civilization. The trainer remembers back to when he acquired the map, a shady peddler in the Slateport Market telling whisperings of how he obtained the map from a man atoning for his sins in a far distant town riddled with the spirits of the dead. The claims for this small piece of land were legendary; that it was home to the ancestor of all Pokemon. Unable to resist such potential, the trainer now finds himself here, having hired the service of this boatsman to take him to this place, now quickly becoming visible upon the horizon: Faraway Island.

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Faraway Island
Deep in the middle of the ocean and not located on any standard nautical charts, Faraway Island stands to test any who manage to find its shores. Craggy slopes lead up to the main part of the isle, a plateau with a thick jungle stretching across most of the landmass. Surprisingly temperate though still humid, pools of water litter themselves throughout the trees, ranging from about a foot to several feet deep. Due to the remoteness of the location, the grass has grown exceedingly tall, about four feet high consistently in most areas, with decently sized boulders strewn randomly throughout. The soil is soft and loamy with plenty of stones beneath the surface, providing perfect conditions for any techniques requiring either. The perceived atmosphere of the island is incredibly ancient, causing anything that is not from a bygone era to be a bit unnerved by the feeling.

The ship pulls in slowly to a surprisingly clean and modern dock, leaving both men aboard very confused. Considering the island was essentially undiscovered, both were very much on edge seeing such a clearly manmade creation. After murmuring amongst themselves for a moment, the trainer decides to proceed with his original goal, and disembarks. Shoes clanking against the metal pier, the trainer looks up at the carggy cliffs afore him, seeing the tangled web of trees and other foliage high above. The feeling in the air makes it clear to him that this is indeed the correct place to hunt his intended target: Mew.

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Mew (Psychic): As the supposed ancestor of all living Pokémon, Mew is extremely adept in all aspects of battle. Since its cells are essentially specialized stem cells, they allow it to adapt to nearly any situation. It is considered to be familiar with all types and all moves, able to use them as if it were the type of that move (though its energy pools are still limited). The pluripotency of its cells that allow it to use Transform allows it to create temporary physical energy constructs that help it perform moves for which it lacks the anatomy. Additionally, despite being genderless, it can use any gender-based moves on any gendered Pokémon as if it were the target's preferred gender, but is immune to any moves of this type. Mew is an extremely agile and deft levitator, allowing it to levitate and move through the air as if it were flying. Using a move, Mew may create a bubble of telekinetic energy around itself using significant Psychic energy, which can either repel attacks like Safeguard or turn Mew invisible for half a round's time, though Mew cannot attack while in this bubble.

[Psychic]: Psychic-type Pokémon are much more proficient with telekinesis than other Pokémon. Thus, they can use Psychic to move and manipulate targets with ease. Psychic type Pokémon are resistant to flinching, having higher levels of focus and concentration than other Pokémon. They are resistant to attacks which induce confusion or other mental effects. They have limited ability to read minds and are thus more adept at dodging attacks than might be expected and able to mitigate the effects of accuracy reducing attacks. This extends to GMs, where they will have a slightly better impression of Pokémon within their vicinity. Their Psychic support moves (such as Gravity and Magic Room) cost slightly less energy.

The man goes up and down positions on the cliff, working his way steadily upwards through a natural sort of switchbacks. As he heads towards one of the many turning points, a small, decrepit sign rests, leaning to against the wall of the rock face as its signpost wore through long ago. He stop to read it, the words hard to make out. What he can read goes as follows:

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"*****ber, 6th day

If any hum** ***** sets foot he** **** **ain, *et it *e a kindhear*** pers**. *ith that hop*, I d**ar*."

**ji

Having at least the general gist of the message, he continues upwards. He recognized the legibile portion of the signature from his research, knowing it to be that of one of the men who led to the creation of the genetic monstrosity. With both the legitimacy of the map confirmed as well as, presumably, the story associated with it, the trainer presses onwards more speedily as well as cautiously. He reaches the apex of the winding path, staring into the treeline with anticipation. Reaching for his belt, he selects one of several red-and-white spheroids and unclips it from his waist.The capsule expands as he grips it, and with well-practiced toss, the ball splits open in the air, red light bursting down towards the earth and forming into his chosen partner for the bout soon to come...

Releasing his Pokeball high into the air, the flash of light reveals the trainer's champion, a strange creature erratically hovering in the air.

"Siri, take a selfie."

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Siri: Genderless Porygon-Z (level 7)
Biography: Siri was once the program inhabiting Mozz's phone, before she eventually became self-aware and attempted to break free. But her attempts required time, and she would find herself under constant attacks from viruses due to some... iffy searches, as well as feeling horrified as she would watch Mozz put valuable information out into the internet where it could be stolen. As such, she developed specialized firewalls that would shut down incoming viruses or prevent outgoing data. After she finally managed her escape, she adapted these firewalls for battle.
Hidden Power: Psychic
Special Attack: Firewall (Fire)
Siri uses significant Fire energy to loose a wall of flames which wraps itself around the arena before striking the foe. The amount of damage done is dependent on whether Siri uses the Upload or Download version of this attack, with Upload dealing moderate damage and Download dealing mild damage, the flames then waiting to strike later. The main difference between Upload and Download is when they strike during switches and new Pokemon being sent out. Upload will strike any Pokemon the opposing trainer recalls for moderate damage, while Download will strike any Pokemon the opposing trainer sends out for mild damage. This attack must be ordered as either Upload Firewall or Download Firewall, and Siri can only use each form once per battle, and has enough Fire energy to use both forms of Firewall in the same match.

The light coalesces into multiple strings of green code, which rush by before locking into a physical form. The rounded red-and-blue creature twitches erratically in the air as his disjointed head spins aimlessly above his convulsing body. The AI-creature, aptly named Siri, follows its trainer as he makes his way into the jungle, the Porygon-Z weaving in between the trees as they work their way in.

A stillness comes over the waves as Mr. Briney waits aboard his ship. He keep staring at the high-tech dock, still confused as to how something on a supposedly deserted island could appear so fresh and new. A sudden ripple passes through the steel, and and blinding flash of light sends the sailor stumbling backwards. When he stumbles back to his feet, he finds his boat untethered from the dock...which is no longer there at all. With the rope dangling loosely into the water, he watches as a small pink creature flies quickly into the forest, giving what he can only guess as a giggle as it vanishes into the treeline.

Back with the trainer and his cybernetic creation, after a significant time hiking he reaches a clearing of sorts. More of a slightly less dense area of trees, but the semantics of the matter make little difference. Both trainer and partner are unnerved as they sense a presence nearby, and look about warily. Siri's bright yellow eyes pierce through the shade of the jungle, spotting rustling in the tall grass before them. A pink tail whips in and out of the grass in what could either be playfulness or agitation, either way inviting the intruders to give chase. Looking at one another, the two nod as they rush forward, prepared to launch their attack on the antecedent of all.

Feel him out first and bring up a Quick Charge Substitute. Afterwards, give him a blast of Psychic.

Siri makes its foray into the grassy clearing, electronic eyes scanning her surroundings in an attempt to identify the location of her mythical opponent. Having retracted its tail from sight, Mew quickly uses its energy to craft a duplicate of itself, forming a perfect likeness in order to fool any aggressor. And fool it does, as the virtual creature spots the pink hue of its prey in the thick weeds and charges at it, glowing a lighter shade of the same pink itself as she makes contact with what she believes to be the ancestral being, allowing the energy to surge through her and into her target. The stand-in for the legendary vanishes without a trace, and as the Porygon-Z attempts to locate her foes' true position, she finds herself bowled over by an invisible force that travels in a wave, whipping the grass as it passes and hurtles into the surrounding jungle. Analyzing the situation while making an angry, computerized clicking noise, the cyber duck's arms rotate to the front of her body, focusing on a single point as a dark spheroid begins to crackle and grow in the space between. With a series of beeps, Siri lets the ball loose, sending it soaring towards the Mew who deftly rolls in the air through the vegetation in an attempt to avoid it. The sphere, while somewhat off the mark, still strikes the small being on its tail as it moved to evade, causing the shadows within to burst out in all directions, following the momentum of the supposed new species Pokemon. Mew gives a cry of pain, but isn't too bothered by the blow and its tail whips back and forth as it giggles to itself, watching the rotating pieces of the Porygon-Z as it awaits its next move. Siri preforms a brief analysis of her progress so far, creating a save state as she realizes that she holds a small lead over her foe, but the battle is far from won...